May 2, 2020
Farmer Supreme is a super cute farming and life sim game currently in the works by Sombrero Cat LLC.
As you must know very well by now, I am always on the lookout for new cute indie games that all my friends will love. Well, I certainly found an amazing gem in Farmer Supreme, a farming and life sim game currently in production by Sombrero Cat LLC.
Just from what has been revealed so far, I can already tell that this will be one super cute indie worth keeping an eye on! From animate and angry corn, to jolly little witches with jerboa (charming, hopping desert mouse-like rodent) assistants, Farmer Supreme is set to be a whimsical farming adventure full of love and laughs.
What is Farmer Supreme
In a world all but lost to the darkness and filth, there lives one orphan boy with a dream. A dream of returning life and love to the world by way of becoming the Farmer Supreme. The developer gave a short bio in one of the Twitter videos on their feed, and it reads just like this…
“In a world filled with perils and evil monsters lure in the shadows,
thieves await at the end of the road.
Danger on every turn of a corner.
Heroes rise, kingdoms fall.
Legends are forged in Fire and Ice
Kids grow to be warriors
to slay creatures and rescue princesses.
Glory and fame aspiration.
But one humble orphan kid,
who has lost everyone and everything,
tired of living in hunger and despair,
will start a quest that no one thinks about,
Choosing the way no one cares about,
to help his hungry townsfolk,
to learn the long lost art,
from the last known master,
and to become the next infamous,
FARMER SUPREME!“
What to expect from Farmer Supreme.
First and foremost, there will be farming. Aside from tending to your horticultural duties, there will also be a combat aspect to the game, an exhilierating touch that will bring some excitement to the daily grind.
The developer went so far as to describe the game as “… a mix between farming sims AND adventure. Cute but with a lot of combat and strategy elements just like any other Zelda-like game/RPG.There will also be many of the wonderful features of farming sim games that we have grown to love over the years, like day/night cycles, as well as customizable characters to help give that personal feel.
Farmer Supreme Trailer
A title to keep an eye on!
With a rich and heartfelt story, Farmer Supreme will be a most welcomed addition to the farming sim genre. Most of the information on the game is available through the developers Twitter feed, which you can view here (be sure to follow while there).
There is a website for the game in the works as well, and is set to be available to the the public in a about a day and a half, which you can keep an eye on here.For more adorable upcoming farming and life sim action, check out my coverage of Coral Island!
- May 1, 2020
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated just got a new trailer ahead of release.
After finally getting an official release date, the developers and publishers of SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated have released a new trailer featuring a close look at downtown Bikini Bottom.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated is the remake of Battle for Bikini Bottom, and will feature plenty of new features, including updated and polished graphics.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated will release for consoles, including Nintendo Switch, on June 23, 2020. The game is currently available for pre-purchase through the Nintendo eShop.
Battle for Bikini Bottom New Trailer
More info
For more information on Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated (and so I don’t have to type that title again), you can check the official Nintendo page for the game, or see my coverage here.
For more whacky and whimsical Spongebob action, you should check out Nickelodeon Kart Racers.
- May 1, 2020
With a new month comes a whole bunch of new insects and fish to Animal Crossing New Horizons.
If you have been clocking hours on New Horizons, chances are you are also trying to complete your critterpedia. Unless you choose to time travel it is essential you keep track of all the fish and insects leaving and coming each and every month of the year.
There are plenty of new fish you can start catching in May. Take a look at the list below for all the fish and insects now roaming your island for a limited time!
Animal Crossing New Horizons – New Fish In May
Fish Name Availability Times Location Fish Price Angelfish May to November 4pm to 9am River 3000 Betta May to November 9am to 4pm River 2500 Catfish May to October 4pm to 9am Pond 800 Frog May to August 24 hours Pond 120 Giant Trevally May to October 24 hours Pier 4500 Mahi-Mahi May to October 24 hours Pier 6000 Nibble Fish May to September 9am to 4pm River 1500 Rainbowfish May to November 9am to 4pm River 800 Animal Crossing New Horizons – New Bugs for May
Bugs Name Availability Times Location Bug Price Banded Dragonfly May to October 8am to 5pm Flying around 4500 Diving Bettle May to September 8am to 7pm On ponds and rivers 800 Great Purple Emperor May to August 4am to 7pm Flying around 3000 Pondskater May to September 8am to 7pm On ponds and rivers 130 Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing May to September 8am to 4pm Flying around 4000 Rosalia Batesi Beetle May to September All day Appears on a tree stump 3000 Scorpion May to October 7pm to 4am On the ground 8000 Violin Beetle May to June
September to NovemberAll day Appears on tree stumps 450 Animal Crossing New Horizons Fish Leaving in May
While there are no bugs leaving in May there are a couple of fish that you should try to catch before they are leaving this month!
Fish Name Availability Times Location Fish Price Golden Trout March to May
September to November4pm to 9am Clifftop river 15000 Loach March to May 24 hours River 400 Oarfish December to May 24 hours Sea 9000 Animal Crossing New Horizons Might get Cooking and Dream Suits soon!
A recent Animal Crossing New Horizons datamine suggested that Dream Suits might be making a return in addition to ocean diving, vegetable farming and cooking!
- Apr 30, 2020
Ary and the Secret of Seasons is an adventure game featuring a wide range of amazing environmental puzzles. You manipulate and navigate between all of the stunningly beautiful seasons. Now Ary and the secret of seasons release date has finally been revealed and we don’t have to wait that much longer!
For anyone who might not know Ary and The Secret of Seasons features and engaging and heartfelt story that is supported by a beautiful world that is yours to explore.
Ary and the Secret of Seasons Release Date
The award winning game developed by eXiin & Fishing Cactus and published by Modus Games is now releasing on July 28th for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.
If you would like to take a more in-depth look at the game, check out the Ary and the Secret of Seasons Gameplay video below, to tide you over until the release of the title this summer!
Roots of Pacha has also been announced to release on Nintendo Switch. Check out this cute life simulation game where you build a village, befriend animals and participate in festivals right here.
- Apr 29, 2020
Roots of Pacha is finally ready to be fully revealed, and will be coming to Nintendo Switch (and more).
For those that missed it, Roots of Pacha is a farming and life sim game that takes place back in the Stone Age. This makes for a special twist on the genre, being that you now have to discover and invent all the things you need to make for a proper farm and growing society.
Since my original coverage in February, the developers have been working very hard to get the game to the point that they are now ready to fully unveil their game. This includes platform announcements, as well as a brand new trailer to give a closer peek at how the game will look and play.
From what has been revealed so far, I can definitely see that this game will be a unique and most welcomed take on life sim games. Roots of Pacha is still in development, but should release early this year, and will be available on on all major platforms, including PC via Steam.
Roots of Pacha Announcement Trailer
For more information on Roots of Pacha, be sure to follow the game on Twitter. You can also find more info on their Steam page, and don’t forget to wishlist while you are there.
For more great upcoming indie life sim games, check out Coral Island.
- Apr 29, 2020
The adorable life-sim, Coral Island, will have multiplayer capabilities and so much more!
I recently had the chance to get a closer look at the upcoming adorable life-sim game, Coral Island. Even with their insanely busy schedules, the amazingly kind developers at Stairway Games took the time to answer a few questions that would give everyone a much better idea as to what to expect from their upcoming beautiful indie title.
In the interview I learned that, while Coral Island will be a super charming life sim game, underneath is a true and deep message of positive change. The developers mention the game exploring such topics as the effects of climate change, as well as cultural representation in gaming. But don’t let me spoil all the juicy details, the interview below has everything you need to know!
Q&A With Developers Of Coral Island
Q: Who are the members of Stairway Games, and what is their favorite part of being developers/artists/musicians?
Jeremiah, Game Director: Loading the latest build of the game, and handing the controller to my daughter — only for her to find a new bug in 5 seconds flat!
Ayuni, Creative Director: It’s hard to say. Because I love writing this game and seeing the ideas being implemented… But if I had to pick just one, my favorite part would be seeing the characters come to life.
Soma, Game Producer: I get to work with very talented and driven people that really want to make this game great.
Damas, Game Art Director: Creating a world for others to be fully immersed in and (hopefully) also enjoying it as much as I enjoy making them.
Bimo, Technical Artist : Using all my knowledge for the game and working with very talented people.
Reza, Studio Co-Art Director: I get to sit and design. It’s a great feeling to see them turned into 3d objects and placed inside the game.
Rama , Animator : Learning new skills!
Baiquni, Level Artist : Place & organize the assets into the game map to make the game more alive & fun to play. Fav part, optimization is everything!
Aditya, Sound Designer: It’s such a challenging experience working on game audio since this is my first interactive audio work. My favorite part during this production is learning audio middleware (Wwise) as part of audio implementation in a game. In addition, working with very talented & kind people in this team is a great experience.
Surya, Game Programmer : Learn and grow with awesome people to build this game.
Mario, Game Programmer: My favourite part about being a developer in Stairway Games would possibly be that I get to learn as much stuff as possible and have fun in the process. It is such an honor to work in such a great atmosphere with some of the most talented people in the Gaming Industry in Indonesia.
Laksamana, Game Programmer : Just ordinary person that bored to only play the games, and now love to make one, first time to work in game studio and really get excited to make this game with other talented dev.
Q: What inspired the creation of Coral Island?
At Stairway, we’re all gamers and collectively have played through our fair share of games. We don’t see as many characters as we’d like who look like us or our family/friends and want to change that. We believe that the gaming community can do better with regards to representation.
Aside from that, the space that we all share, our planet, is our second biggest inspiration. We want to spread awareness of the very real and current environmental challenges we face and the need for sustainability. We touch on these topics through gameplay that combats trash build-up, all of which will feedback directly into the gameplay loop.
While the game itself is inspired by our love of Stardew Valley and Harvest Moon, Coral Island is, hopefully, our way of contributing to the wagon of change by adding even more representation and sustainability awareness to the industry.
Q: What would your team say is the hardest part of making a game like Coral Island?
Nailing the game feel continues to be the hardest part of development. We’ve found that many farm life sim games, as they make the transition from 2D to 3D, lose something that makes play as enjoyable as it could be.
Many things influence game feel, such as the camera settings (distance, whether it is fixed or free-roaming), the scale of objects and characters in the world, the speed that the player will move, even map size, etc. All these things also end up impacting our art development pipeline — so a balancing act indeed!
Q: What is one feature of Coral Island that your team is particularly excited about?
We’re very excited about diving! How you go about yourself here will impact the game directly. Whether that is improving the quality of your crops or animal products, and most importantly, the island’s ecosystem.
Q: What are some of the key features that make Coral Island what it is?
Although we could list it all here, in the coming months we’ll be releasing a video showcasing all of our games key features! We hope this will form a clear idea of what Coral Island is and what to expect.
Q: Any ideas yet as to an approximate release date and/or what platform/s the game will be releasing on?
The team is targeting a Q1 2021 release for early access on PC. Given the large scope, we can’t wait to get feedback from the community, and together, shape Coral Island into the dream farm sim life game we know it can be! In the future, we would love to release our game on other platforms.
Q: What would your team say is the main message or theme of Coral Island?
To our players, we hope our diverse cast of characters makes you feel wholly represented, and second, we hope to bring attention to the impact of global pollution and promote sustainability.
Our big dream is to create the type of farm sim life game we’d like to play, but don’t yet see on the market. We hope Coral Island can be enjoyed by the gaming community and push the standard for farming sim life games.
Q: Do you plan for there to be any sort of online functionality in the game, i.e. co-op, leaderboards, trading?
Yup! Though things may change during the course of development, we are currently planning to implement drop in-and-out couch co-op, and traditional online/LAN modes too.
Follow Coral Island
To stay up to date with what’s going on in the development of Coral Island, be sure to follow the developers on Twitter, and join the conversation on Discord. You can also follow on Facebook and Instagram. For more information on the game, check out the official website.
Click here to check out the Kickstarter campaign now!!
- Apr 28, 2020
Nintendo of America recently tweeted a fun little activity for New Horizons players to take part in. The tweet consisted of a cute little bingo card filled with various activities that players can check off as they complete. If like me, you have a New Horizons journal tracker, this is the perfect little printable to add to it. Also, if like me, you experience satisfaction from ticking off things and making To-Do lists, here’s a fun way to track your Animal Crossing: New Horizons progress with a bingo card.
The bingo card (shown below) features achievements such as ‘crafting at least 30 items’, and ‘going on a mystery tour’. Whilst a lot of us have probably done many, if not all of these by now, I admittedly can’t tick them all off. I haven’t actually bought or sold any turnips yet, nor have I made any fish bait… ?
(Also, having made an awesome custom design is a debatable one for me…) ?
Let us know if you’ve accomplished everything listed on the card and can
screamsay bingo! Unfortunately, Nintendo of America are being meanies and not giving out prizes. Therefore, have this (virtual) gold star from us ?, and give yourself a (literal) pat on the back. - Apr 28, 2020
There’s a chance that a lot of seriously cool features could be headed to New Horizons in the future. In a recent interview with CNET, Animal Crossing: New Horizons director, Aya Kyogoku, announced that the game would recieve updates for years to come. Whilst we don’t know the exact features we may have to look forward to, dataminers have some theories. One of these features, suggested by dataminer Ninja, is the return of the Dream Suite in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
What Is The Dream Suite?
The Dream Suite was a feature first introduced to the Animal Crossing franchise in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Run by a Tapir named Luna, the Dream Suite allowed you to visit and wander around other players’ towns. You could either let Luna choose a random town for you to visit, or input a specific town’s Dream Address. Although you couldn’t access the shops in other towns, or bring back items, you could do pretty much anything else. If the mayor of a Dream Town had created their own custom designs and allowed others to access them, then you would be able to encounter walrus NPC Wendell during a dream in order to obtain them.
The Dream Suite was a nice addition to New Leaf in that it allowed players to share their towns with others, without the fear of vandalism. This is because any ‘town’ you visit is just an uploaded representation of that particular town. Hence the ‘Dream’ theme.
Could It Return In New Horizons & And What Evidence Is There To Suggest This? (Possible spoiler alert)
Dataminer Ninji thinks that the Dream Suite could well make a return to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and explains why below. However, like she herself emphasises, the feature hasn’t been confirmed, and her findings shouldn’t be taken as conclusive proof.
Whether the Dream Suite will return, what it would look like, and how it would work are still unconfirmed. On the other hand, Ninji was spot on in predicting the return of Leif and Redd, and the Museum’s art gallery expansion. So fingers crossed!
But please people, if it happens, NO
ANIMEAIKA. Hypno K.K. still gives me nightmares. ??
Hyp-NOPE K.K. **
